Homeward bound.....

We had a lovely last KW meal in Santiago's Bodega.

Sadly we get on the road for Fort Lauderdale tomorrow morning. After spending a night there we then fly back to Ireland on Monday and will arrive in to Dublin on Tuesday morning.  We are sad to leave the island after a wonderful holiday.

Yard Sales

Every Friday, in The Citizen, a map and listings of all of the yard sales that are taking place on the island, is published.

Yard sales are not commonly held in Ireland so we like to cycle around and have a looksee at what is being sold.  Most stuff on offer is pure rubbish but I did buy my bike at a yard sale 2 years ago.  It was only 15 dollars and I got a new chain and the brakes fixed for 80 bucks in a bike shop - it's a great bike!

Paradise!!

Not a cloud in the sky and it is expected to hit 80 today!
Pure bliss!
If you are thinking of visiting Key West, Florida the most cost efficient way is to rent a private home - particularly if you are travelling in a group or are with family.  Many homes for rent are also pet friendly in case you want to bring along your pets!


We would love to bring Bones our Shi Tzu with us but unfortunately Irish quarantine laws are too strict at this time.

www.historichideaways.com

Key West

Here's a few pics of KW, Duval Street.  N
The big red shoe gets dropped at midnight on NYE - sitting in the shoe is drag queen, Sushi!

Ice cream!

I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream!

This is the Dairy Queen in Key West. It's an old building, probably from the 1950's - you are not allowed lean on the glass because of the age of the building!
We do not have Dairy Queen in Ireland so we always go here at least once when we are in town.

Edit after seeing below comment by I wonder who?!! Key Lime Pie is the most famous dessert in the keys - and a slice of frozen pie dipped in chocolate is highly recommended by my friends, however I have yet to taste it. For me the ice cream from Flamingo Crossing at Virginia & Duval is the best. Last night we got ice cream from Mathisons - the mint choc chip tasted like toothpaste. Yuck! PS. We saw the McDonalds in KW for the first time the other day. We didn't eat there......we went to 5 Guys! ;-)

Toot toot! Train is coming to town!

This is the famous Key West Conch Train.  It has been carting tourists around the island since the 1970's!

It passes by our cottage and I love waving at everyone on board!

2013 is here!

What a great NYE celebration we had last night!

We had a 9.30 dinner reservation at Salute the Beach.  We arrived at about 9.15pm and they were able to seat us immediately.  It was a set menu for the night that was in it.  Looking out on to the beach we sat and sipped a glass of champagne - what an amazing setting.  At 10pm, there was a firework display provided by the Southernmost Hotel.  We had a birdseye view of the fireworks!

After dinner we moved to the bar to enjoy ambiance and listen to the live music. Come 11.30 or so we cycled home to ring in the New Year alone on our balcony which is what's have done for the past few years.

Here's to 2013, let's hope it's a good one!!!